If they've been waiting two years for the script, the deal has probably been on the table much longer. Writing the script comes late in the process in a deal like this, based on a true story. I can get more exact timing if you're interested.
On 8/1/06, Charlie Griefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ionno...two years ago would've been smack dab in the middle of the > "Passion" controversy regarding his interpretation (or presentation) > painting the Jews in a less than favorable light. Seems to be a weird > time for a corporation like ABC (Disney owned, no?) to enter into a > Holocaust related project with the guy. > > I'm not debating what you say...I actually read that as well. I'm > just saying I don't think the deal predates _all_ of the anti-semite > controversy surrounding Gibson. > > On 8/1/06, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think the ABS deal predates all of that. One of the quotes I heard > > was that they had been waiting for the script for 2 years, so > > obviously the deal was done a while ago. > > > > On 8/1/06, Charlie Griefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > what I _really_ don't get is that ABC was in talks with him to do a > > > miniseries about the Holoaust. Why, given all the controversy > > > surrounding the Passion Of The Christ movie (that he's an anti-semite, > > > his father is a Holocaust denier, etc) would anyone get into a > > > partnership with that person to make a miniseries about the Holocaust? > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:212245 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
